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L.A. Kings' Slava Voynov charged with
felony domestic violence
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[November 21, 2014]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles
Kings defenseman Slava Voynov was charged with felony domestic violence
for allegedly attacking his wife at their Southern California home last
month, prosecutors said on Thursday.
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 The 24-year-old Russian hockey player faces a single count of
corporal injury to spouse with great bodily injury stemming from an
Oct. 19 altercation at their home in the Los Angeles suburb of
Redondo Beach.
Voynov has been suspended indefinitely by the National Hockey League
since his arrest on Oct. 20 at a Los Angeles-area hospital where his
wife was being treated for injuries.
The Kings, the defending Stanley Cup champions, said in a statement
the franchise supported the league's indefinite suspension of
Voynov.
He is accused of causing injuries to his wife's eyebrow, cheek and
neck, the district attorney said. Voynov is scheduled to be
arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on December 1.
 If convicted, Voynov faces up to nine years in state prison.
"Mr. Voynov is extremely disappointed that the District Attorney's
office elected to file charges," Voynov's lawyer, Craig Renetzky,
said in an email. "Mr. Voynov maintains his innocence and looks
forward to clearing his name in court."
The NHL's deputy commissioner, Bill Daly, said Voynov's paid
suspension would remain in place for the time being.
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Voynov's arrest and suspension come at a time of heightened public
awareness and outcry over domestic violence and professional
athletes, and how sports leagues respond to such cases.
The National Football League in particular has come under fire for
its uneven response to the punishment of former Baltimore Ravens
running back Ray Rice, who was shown on a video knocking his fiancee
unconscious in an elevator.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey in Los Angeles; Editing by Dan Whitcomb
and Peter Cooney)
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